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Hurts is a Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of David Bowie, Kraftwerk, Pet Shop Boys, Prince and New Order. Those roots explain a lot about how Hurts arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as IAMX, Dave Gahan, Pet Shop Boys, Erasure and Alphaville, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kylie Minogue, Mylène Farmer, Luciano and Julia Sanina, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Hurts, reaching back through David Bowie and forward to Kylie Minogue. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Hurts connections
Hurts grew out of David Bowie, Kraftwerk, Pet Shop Boys and Prince, shares an orbit with IAMX, Dave Gahan, Pet Shop Boys and Erasure, went on to shape Kylie Minogue, Mylène Farmer, Luciano and Julia Sanina. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Hurts
Sounds and acts that shaped Hurts.
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